A Fresh Legacy

In the early 1940s, Roy Webster had a vision: to grow the finest fruit available. After years of dedication and hard work, The Fruit Company ships gift baskets all over the nation, and we’ve even been mentioned in Oprah Magazine.

1919Record-breaking low temperatures and snow hit Oregon, and many of the apple trees in the Hood River Valley freeze. Growers replace many of their crops with pears.

1942Roy and Olive Webster come to Hood River from New York and buy land, soon to be known as Webster Orchards. They sell apples and pears nationwide via mail order. In the same year, Webster and his friends first swim across the Columbia River Channel. The swim becomes an annual event.

2010Webster Orchards purchases eighty-two acres of cherry trees in Mosier, Oregon. The Fruit Company now packs and ships fresh cherries.

2011Fruit Friday, a weekly event where the public is invited to The Fruit Company to purchase excess inventory of gourmet foods and fruit at substantial savings, is established. If you are in Hood River on a Friday, please join us anytime between 8:00 am and 12:00 pm.

2012The Fruit Company purchases an additional thirty acres in Parkdale, Oregon, and plants the land with blueberries.

2013The Fruit Company purchases another eighty-five acres of pears, in order to fulfill the growing demands for gift-grade quality fruit.

TodayThe Fruit Company proudly continues our family’s tradition of excellence, innovation and sustainability. Each season our gifts are bursting with a carefully curated selection of the highest quality fruit and artisanal products made by award-winning regional producers.